Inshore/Nearshore Octobers the Month

Absolute Florida Flats Fishing and Tarpon Springs Guide Service fishing reports for this week are very optimistic, both inshore flats fishing and the near shore reef’s and wreck fishing are nearly as good as it get’s.  The beaches are covered with bait-fish such as scaled sardines, threadfin herring, mullet even pumpkin seed shad, a live-well full… Read more »

Multiple Inshore Flats Fishing Slam’s

Absolute Florida Flats Fishing and Guide Service ran several fishing charters this past week, producing multiple inshore fishing slam’s.  Snook-fishing, Red-fishing, Trout fishing and many more species were feeding heavily on the return of the summer bait-fish spawn. Capt. Rich Knox had the pleasure of Rod and Chris Rahn from Pennsylvania, soon to be Florida full-time… Read more »

Inshore Slam’s Daily

Capt. Rich Knox of Absolute Florida Flats Fishing and Guide Service ran several trips to the area (Tarpon Springs, Clearwater, New Port Richey) inshore fishing flats this week,  we had great weather, good-tides and were on some hungry fish.  Snook, Red-fish, Spotted Sea Trout, were all on hand to do battle with,  on every fishing charter… Read more »

Fantasic Fall Fishing

Capt. Rich Knox of Absolute Florida Flats Fishing and Guide Service reports excellent fall conditions from bait fish migration, great weather, optimal Fishing preferences right now. The inshore flats fishing is outstanding with multiple inshore fishing slam’s a common occurrence. Snook fishing, Red-fishing, Trout fishing all caught in the same day and sometimes in the same… Read more »

Early Fall Fishing Conditions

Capt. Rich Knox of Absolute Florida Flats Fishing and guide Service reports early fall fishing conditions on our inshore flats as recent hurricanes and tropical lows have dumped record amounts of rainfall in our area. The inshore fishing has already begun to look like our outstanding Fall fishing with water temperatures in the low 80’s F, … Read more »

September Fishing Report

SEPTEMBER FISHING REPORT School has started; fall is coming next month, the end of another summer here on the West Central Florida Gulf Coast.  The beginning of the slower tourist season, NCAA football season, hunting season, means less boat traffic, less angling pressure and cooling water temperatures, and I am looking forward to the autumn… Read more »

Excellent Bite before the Blow

Capt. Rich Knox of Absolute Florida Flats Fishing and guide service reports a exceptional Reef and Wreck fishing bite Friday before the beginning of Tropical storm Isaac’s arrival. Father Scott Neff took his son Jordan ( Birthday Gift) fishing,  and Ben caught many keeper sized Gag grouper, Red grouper, Bonito, Spanish Mackerel, Grey Snapper , Shark and more… Read more »

Nearshore Fishing Keep’s You Busy

Capt. Rich Knox of Absolute Florida Flats Fishing and guide service reports very good nearshore reef and wreck fishing this week with good catch’s of Gag Grouper, Red Grouper, White snapper, shark’s of a variety, even seeing some nice sized Bonito and Spanish Mackerel on there 1/2 day fishing trips.  Fishing the hard-bottom from 30′… Read more »

Offshore Adventures Producing

Capt. Rich Knox of Absolute Florida Flats Fishing and guide service reports excellent nearshore reef and wreck fishing the past couple of week’s with the flats water temperatures approaching 90*F, bait spawn returning and tanic stained rain run-off,  on the inshore flats fishing scene, 1/2 day fishing charters off the beach’s have been producing up to 50… Read more »

Great Off-Shore for Adults and Youngsters

Absolute Florida Flats Fishing and Guide Service with Capt. Rich Knox reports very good Reef and Wreck fishing charters since tropical storm Debby and other various tropical waves,  depositing record amounts of rainfall in our area.  The Gag-grouper season has opened with a bang,  good keeper sized Gag’s can be found in state waters from 30′… Read more »

Offshore Bonanza

 Absolute Florida Flats Fishing and Guide Service reports excellent near-shore reef and wreck fishing, with all the calm winds and abundance of hatched out pilchards , plus other huge schools of Spanish sardines,  all pelagic and bottom dwelling species are co-operating. All the recent fishing charters from the 1st artificial reef’s to some nearby wrecks and rock… Read more »

Fish On after Storm Debby

Capt. Rich Knox,  long-time West Central Gulf Coast fishing guide of Absolute Florida Flats Fishing and Guide Service reports with the exit of tropical storm Debby inshore flats fishing will return to normal as the water quality improves, with the record breaking rain amounts,  the run-off is just about done. Our fishing charters before the blow… Read more »

Spring Inshore Slam

Absolute Florida Flats Fishing and Guide Service reports with the normal wind and weather patterns returning to our area the inshore flats fishing has been excellent. Breader Snook Fishing in the pass’ from Clearwater, Palm Harbor to Tarpon Springs  has been outstanding catching and releasing fish to 30 lb. in good numbers. These fish do… Read more »

Monster Snook, Tarpon Fishing

Capt. Rich Knox of Absolute Florida Flats Fishing and Guide Service, reports great monster Snook fishing in and around the Gulf Coast passes from Clearwater , Tarpon Springs,  New Port Richey barrier islands back to the main shoreline, and backwater estuary systems. Big hard fighting Snook to 44″ and 30 + lb. have been taking… Read more »

Spring Smorgasbord Time

 Absolute Florida Flats Fishing and Guide Service, reports one of the best spring fishing seasons in years, all species are on hand right now, Tarpon, Snook, Red-fish, Spotted Sea Trout, Jack Crevalle, Spanish Mackerel, Cobia and more! The school’s of migratory bait-fish are here in force, live bait fishing for Snook, Red-fish, Spotted Sea Trout… Read more »

Outstanding Fishing and Weather

 Absolute Florida Flats Fishing and Guide Service reports,  we had inshore fishing charters as well as nearshore fishing charters through out the week, both the flats fishing and deep sea fishing were outstanding with great conditions, winds from 5 to 15 mph out of the east southeast to southeast right on around to southwest, morning temperatures… Read more »

Great Fishing Both Inshore and Nearshore

Absolute Florida Flats Fishing reports excellent inshore fishing along with nearshore fishing, our fishing guide service ran backcountry fishing trips to nearshore reefs and wreck fishing this week with outstanding success ! The bite is on every where Snook, Red-fish, Spotted Sea Trout and the occasional Cobia on our inshore flats fishing adventures and smoker King-fish,… Read more »

Inshore Slam Time

Absolute Florida Flats Fishing ,and Guide Service reports  running inshore flats fishing charters all week with excellent results, Snook fishing, Redfishing, Spotted Sea Trout fishing,  in the same day have been common on good tide days!  Fishing out of Tarpon Springs, Clearwater, and New Port Richey has been producing good numbers of all the flats fishing… Read more »

Pilchards Recieve a Hungry Arrival

Capt. Rich Knox of Absolute Florida Flats Fishing reports having run several inshore fishing charters out of  the Tarpon Springs, Fl. area,  and fishing the inshore saltwater flats to Clearwater and New Port Richey, the week ending March 4th, the water temperatures are now in the 70’s and the mornings where in the high 60’s creating some fog issues but the… Read more »

Great February Flats Fishing

..Absolute Florida Flats Fishing,  reports excellent Spotted Sea Trout fishing in the central Florida and gulf Coast areas, saltwater fishing charters are yielding many big Trout, numbers in the upper 20″, in the Clearwater, Tarpon Springs, and New Port Richey inshore flats fishing venue.  Capt. Rich Knox’s longtime fishing guide service has been leading clients to some… Read more »